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-1 1 IIrfmloi 1r1 n Mýmll W ri um I lm ' Mllir u il 0 ii UU i I Vol. 59, No. 9 ORONO', ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15,1995 Legion and Ladies' Auxiliary providefunds for hospital equipment Memoriel Hospîtel's "We're Better Together" equipment campaign received a substantiel boost lest week from the Royal Canadian Legion, Bowmanville Branch and the Ladies' Auxiiary. Diane Howart, president of Uic Ladies' Auxiliary and Jim Conneil, president of Uic Legion, (right), presented a cheque in Uic ainount of $ 10,250 on behaîf of Uic Ontario Provincial Command Branches and the Ladies' Auxilaries Charitable Foundation. The cheque was received by Doug Park, chairperson of the Memorial Hospital Foundation. The donation will help -pay for a videoô gastroscope for the operating room at Memorial Hospital. The hospital lias seen a substantiel risc in procedures requiring Uic equipment since thc arrivai a year ago of another surgeon, Dr. Paul Hardy. A video gastroscope is used by doctors to exaine for ulcers, cancers or causes of bleeding in the esophagus, stomach or duodenum (Uihe first part of the small intestine imimediately below the stomach) The instrument is inserted through Uic mouth. A tiny cunera attached to Uic gastroscope magnifies images at thc area bemng exainmed up onto a screen so Uic doctor can see what the condition of the area is. Using a gastroscope allows for early detection and diagnosis of problems, resulting in decreased numbers of patients requiring gastric surgery. This, translates- into reduced stress for patients and reduced costs to the health care system. The cquipment is valued at $24,000.00. Council debates Port Granby utr defers decis ion for the present time Clarington council on Monday evening at a meeting in Tyrone again tabled a report conccrning Uic degree of cleanup at the Port Granby Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposai Faciity. Some months ago in a presentation to council John Veidhuis, then chairman of the Port Granby committee, sug- gested that council consider a suggestion from thc Siting Task Force thet the Ciarington Community Liaison Group look carefully at the possibility of removing oniy the prîmary and secondary waste at Port Granby leaving behind only marginally contaminated soils. Mr. Veidhuis said the Community Liaison Group was looking for direction in this metter from coundil. The request wes turned over to Dennis Hefferon who has been dealing with the Siting-Task Force for a number of years. Mr. Hefferon recommended that Uie municipality advise the Community Liaison Group that council continues to be of the view Uiat ail contaminants at Uic Port Granby facility, must be removed from Uic Municipality. At a previous meeting of council Uic recommendation was set aside until such time as members of council could meet with the Community Liaison Group. Council members met wiUi the Community Liaison Group Monday morning. Council on Monday night furUier deferred a decision on the issue as to the degree of a cleanup at the Port Granby Weste faciity. Orono United Church seeks councîl support Mr. Klaas Schoenmaker, which Mr. Schoenmaker said representing the Orono United $40,000 is expected from the, Church, addressed council on provincial govemment. Monday evening outlining the He asked council for a letter of Wheelchair Accessibility Project support which would be used ini being undertaken at the Churcli. the application to the province for Counicillors were made aware funding. of the proposai that the church When asked if the request also faciiities bc available to ail people included financiai support he said and especially seniors. the church was open for al He said the project was being support. undertaken inside the edifice as to Council was made aware that not detract from the outside $12,000 had already been raised appearance of the building. from local donations to this point. Mr. Schoenmaker also spoke Trhe project would include an of the large number of groups that inside ramp, a lift and the do inake use of the facility. relocation' of wheel chair Architects have estimatcd the accessible washrooms. cost of the project at $80,000 of ExpeetsMa#urcd ecuný,sînu on University Centre Gary Polonsky, president of Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology, addressed council on Monday evening seeking council support for an University Centre establishment in Uic City of Oshawa and to bc associated with Durham College and supported by Chartered Universities. Polonsky asked for a motion of support and a letter of support to bc sent to Uic Ontario Minister of Education. He also asked that coundil members and thc general public "talk it up for an University Centre in Oshawa as the decis ion is expected to be made in the next couple of monUis". Polonsky spoke of Uic group of citizens who have formed a team seeking the University Centre to be associated with Durham College. He said this group have been active over Uic past couple of years and that Uic project is being supported by Trent, St. Catherines, York, Ryerson and- Waterloo universities who would provide courses at Uic Oshawa University Centre. H1e said a stand-alone university for Durham is stili many years in die futu re, 10, 15, 20 years. - It was pointed out by Polonsky Uiat many centres much smaller Uian Uie Durham area in population did have Universities (Continued page 6) A somewhat different atmosphere at ski hili The Oshawa Ski Club organized racing for Uic kids on Sunday and quite a number were participating in Uic event on the junior twin mun. The event wes for boUi boys and girls thirteen years of age and under. 1The spectators naturaily parents were great cheer leaders for ail contestants. 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Prizes., \-$20.00 a couple